Has anyone in the world ever seen ice on a hot spring?

There can't be!

Zhao Xi wanted to step on it, so she stomped her feet frantically!

Thump thump thump—

"Lin Che, you come out here right now! Don't stay home! I know you're home! Open the door! If you're so capable, turn into water vapor and water the flowers. Why aren't you capable of coming out and opening the door?"

She didn't know what constituted a formal marriage for immortal couples, and now she had only heard Xingye's side of the story, hoping that Lin Che would explain things clearly.

He had the guts to fight Hoshino and the demons to the death, but he didn't have the guts to face her?

"Open the door! Open the door!"

Zhao Xi grew angrier the more she thought about it. She squatted on the ice and smashed it with a hammer, then heated it with a talisman fire, trying out all the effects of thermal expansion and contraction.

The ice surface remains unbreakable.

"Headmaster, something terrible has happened! The Great Blue Phoenix has taken its puppies to the heavens!"

Mei'er, holding up her skirt, came running over breathlessly with small, hurried steps, looking flustered.

"What?!"

"We were taking the pups for a walk when the Great Azure Phoenix snatched them all away and transformed back into its original form to fly in the sky! She said she wanted to get the pups used to flying on swords, and even Little Fairy Wind couldn't stop her!"

"..."

Zhao Xi wanted to toss a handful of vermilion fruits to the little flower fairies watching the commotion nearby, so they could keep watch, and hurriedly headed towards the main mountain of the Hundred Beasts Garden.

When Han Yue was first brought back from the Wind and Thunder Grassland, her combat strength was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and her emotions were not very stable. A Tu often followed behind her to prevent her from suddenly going crazy.

After recuperating in the Beast Garden for a while, his state of mind improved, and not only did his memories return, but his combat strength also recovered to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

In front of the open space, the puppies whimpered and cried, throwing themselves into their owner's arms. The owner tried to coax and soothe them, playing with them using meat bones and frisbees.

Where are the Han Yue people?

Ah Feng: "Playing with Xiao Jia in the book pavilion."

"..."

Are you sure it's just playful banter?

Han Yue changed into a clean, red, wide-sleeved gown. Her hair and teeth had grown back, and she even asked A Tu for rouge to apply light makeup, making her a stunningly beautiful woman.

She placed one foot on a stone bench and held a bamboo strip in her hand.

On the bamboo slip was a copy of "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, made by Xiao Jia using his spiritual energy; the handwriting was crooked and distorted.

"Haha, little demon cultivator, your handwriting is terrible! These bamboo slips are better used as toilet sticks!"

"Give it back to me right now!"

"No, I'm going to use it as a toilet stick!"

Han Yue moved nimbly, circling the stone table and leaving a trail of afterimages in the pavilion.

Xiao Jia tried hard to keep up, circling around her several times, and even tried to catch her, but she still managed to escape.

I got dizzy after just a few steps and leaned against the bookshelf, panting heavily.

"stop!"

Zhao Xi tried to step onto the pavilion steps but stopped them.

Upon hearing this, Han Yue casually pinched the bamboo strip, turning it into powder.

"You..." Xiao Jia was on the verge of tears.

Zhao Xi frowned and said, "Han Yue, you are Ling Lu's parent. Why are you bullying Xiao Jia? He drew that with his spiritual energy!"

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Even if Xiao Jia isn't a baby anymore, we can't let her bully her!

Han Yue didn't take Zhao Xixiang seriously at all. She crossed her arms, snorted, and argued, "I'm here to teach your disciple. The only good thing about this disciple is that he can patiently read books, but his handwriting is terrible. He's not qualified at all!"

As she said this, she transformed back into her original form and flew out of the book pavilion, heading towards the side room without looking back.

"Why?!"

Zhao Xi turned around and looked at Xiao Jia.

The young man sighed in grievance, cleaned up the dust on the ground, took out a new bamboo slip, looked up and said, "It's okay, Aunt Hanyue's madness must not be cured yet. I'm not angry with her. I'll just write another one."

He is truly the most kind and gentle child among the children.

We can't let him suffer any injustice.

"I'll find an opportunity to talk to her about it."

Following Lin Che's lead in avoiding her, Da Qingluan also started playing hide-and-seek with her. Whenever Zhao Xi wanted to find her, she could always find a chance to slip away, but every day she could hear Han Yue teasing the little one.

This includes, but is not limited to, mocking the Firelight Beast for its low comprehension, saying it would take 100,000 years to form a core; saying that Meimei's disfigurement is incurable; and even attempting to break into Xingye's cave.

Xiao Jia was usually tolerant, but when Han Yue insisted on entering the cave, he couldn't hold back anymore.

Several kittens blocked the entrance to the cave, while their owners watched from the sidelines, holding their cats, dogs, fish, and birds.

Xiao Jia spread his arms, blocking Han Yue outside: "You can't barge in!"

Meimei hugged Linglu and said, "Aunt Hanyue, you can go anywhere else, we can't stop you, but please don't go into this cave. This is where Xingye used to live."

"Hmph, I'm just curious and want to go in and take a look. I won't damage anything inside. What's the point of guarding a mere dilapidated cave? Hoshino has become the leader of the demon race, and you're still speaking up for him?!"

Demon leader?

No……

Xiao Jia lowered his head, an indescribable sadness flashing in his eyes. He gripped the hem of his brown cloth robe tightly, gritted his teeth, and said, word by word, "He's not!"

"How could it not be? He killed so many demon cultivators and even formed cliques. I heard he's going to attack sects again."

The Great Azure Phoenix held a tree branch and twirled it in its palm, speaking leisurely as if it were completely unable to empathize with the pain of the Beast Garden disciples.

Zhao Xi hadn't put down the dough balls in her hands yet, and was only now arriving late. Just as she was about to speak up to dissuade him, she heard Xiao Jia shout, "He's not!"

The shockwave even made the main mountain of the Hundred Beasts Park tremble.

Everyone fell silent.

He clenched his fists, his chest heaving, and choked out, "He just got lost on his path of cultivation! You don't understand anything, don't talk nonsense!!!"

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